Mes Fund INC: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 74-3150137)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$286K
FY2021	$57K
FY2023	$81K
FY2024	$79K
FY2025	$240K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$75K
FY2021	$95K
FY2023	$110K
FY2024	$100K
FY2025	$152K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$815K
FY2021	$748K
FY2023	$715K
FY2024	$758K
FY2025	$883K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2006.

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Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

54%

45%

Program services 54% · $52K Management & general 45% · $43K Fundraising 0% · $199

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Nancy Keane

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Harris Gordon

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Sevigny

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melinda Nielsen

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Denise Alfeld

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Levy

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds teacher trainees in the Montessori method of education.

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1 program · $52K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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Scholarship Program

The scholarship committee reviewed applications and college board evaluations to different ami training centers in the united states. From these applications, scholarships were awarded totaling $51,810. This program is supported by contributions.

$52Kprogram expense

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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

Red Bird Hollow FoundationFY2024$25K

American Endowment FoundationFY2024$25K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$20K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$70K

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Grants paid · 24 grants · $315K · 2019–2024

Southwest Institute of Montessori StudiesAZ · FY2024$29,000

Montessori NorthwestOR · FY2024$21,800

Washington Montessori Institute INCMD · FY2024$14,000

Montessori Institute of North TexasFY2024$13,500

Montessori InstituteCO · FY2024$13,000

Montessori Training Center Northeast (crec)CT · FY2024$6,200

Montessori Training Center of Minnesota INCMN · FY2023$22,500

Southwest Institute of Montessori StudiesAZ · FY2023$9,175

Montessori Training Center Northeast (crec)CT · FY2023$7,900

Montessori NorthwestOR · FY2023$6,770

Montessori InstituteCO · FY2023$5,500

Southwest Institute of Montessori StudiesAZ · FY2022$22,205

Montessori InstituteCO · FY2022$16,442

Washington Montessori Institute INCMD · FY2022$12,500

Montessori Training and Research Center of DallasTX · FY2022$7,502

Montessori Training and Research Center of DallasTX · FY2020$14,540

Washington Montessori Institute INCMD · FY2020$10,430

Montessori NorthwestOR · FY2020$9,290

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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$57K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K

Investment incomeLn 3$27K

Money outPt IX

$95K

Ln 25

Programscol B$52K

Managementcol C$43K

Fundraisingcol D$199

Owns and owesPt X

$748K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K

Total assetsLn 16$759K

LiabilitiesLn 26$11K

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K

Investment incomeLn 3$27K

Gains on assetsLn 7$4K

Total revenueLn 12$57K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$10K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$750K

Total assetsLn 16$759K

LiabilitiesLn 26$11K

Net assetsLn 32$748K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 66

Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly

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	$15K	$10K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$801K	$750K
Total assetsLn 16	$815K	$759K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$120	$11K
Net assetsLn 32	$815K	$748K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$52K	$52K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$12K		$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$26K		$26K
OccupancyLn 16	$1K		$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$966		$966
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$3K		$2K	$199
Total functional expensesLn 25	$95K	$52K	$43K	$199

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$240K	$152K	$88K	$883K	990 PDF
FY2024	$79K	$100K	−$20K	$758K	990 PDF
FY2023	$81K	$110K	−$28K	$715K	990 PDF
FY2022	Not on file
FY2021 Viewing	$57K	$95K	−$38K	$748K	990 PDF
FY2020	$286K	$75K	$211K	$815K	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 $56,704 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $259,469$29,920

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,791$26,784

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,264$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $285,524$56,704

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $70,540$51,810

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,193$43,347

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $74,733$95,157

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $210,791−$38,453

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $56,704 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,920

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$29,920

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,188$23,188

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,596$3,596

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,784$56,704

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $95,157 across 6 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $51,810$51,810

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,349$12,349

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $26,163$26,163

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,200$1,200

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $966$966

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,470 · Fundraising $199$2,669

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $51,810 · Management $43,148 · Fundraising $199$95,157

Part X · Balance sheet $759,477 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,829$9,867

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $800,574$749,610

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $815,403$759,477

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $120$11,286

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $120$11,286

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $815,283$748,191

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $815,283$748,191

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $815,403$759,477

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $748,191 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$56,704

XI-2 Total expenses$95,157

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,453

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$815,283

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$28,639

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$748,191

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

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Mes Fund INC FY2021 filing

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Mes Fund INC

Scholarship Program

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV