Our mission is to nurture and support young, curious minds to explore their world in a way that feels authentic to the learner.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers.
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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$154K
68% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 68% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$482K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$483K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$71K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$482K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$198K
FY2022$320K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$410K
FY2025$482K
Expenses
$483K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$306K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$427K
FY2025$483K
Net assets
$71K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$41K
FY2022$70K
FY2023$80K
FY2024$62K
FY2025$71K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $447K Management & general 6% · $30K Fundraising 1% · $5K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $129K 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
Executive Dir.
$52,500Pt VII · Sec A
$45,000Pt VII · Sec A
E.d. (retired)
$31,662Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director(retire
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Suzy Ulmer——$62,712$37,789$35,385
Sara Gensic$52,500$49,039$60,989—$30,038
Suzy Ulmer Retired—$50,000———
Beth Vanwinkle$45,000————
Suzanne Ulmer$31,662————
Laticia Bleck———$29,711—

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

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Encouraging young minds to authentically explore their world.

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1 program · $447K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Alyssum Montessori School served 53 students in pre-school thru 6th grade during the 2024/2025 academic year. Please see Schedule O.

$447Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $72K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,250
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,600
Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,100
Unitemized GrantFY2021$17,912

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$482K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$457K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Money outPt IX
$483K
Ln 25
Programscol B$447K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$71K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K
Total assetsLn 16$224K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$457K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$482K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$155K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$155K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$224K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
Net assetsLn 32$71K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$49K$155K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$56K
Total assetsLn 16$81K$224K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$154K
Net assetsLn 32$62K$71K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$18K$18K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$116K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$152K$152K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$315
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$20K$975
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$410$1K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$4K$5K$55
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$90K$90K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$29K
All other expensesLn 24e$346$346
Total functional expensesLn 25$483K$447K$30K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $482K$483K−$938$71K 990 PDF
FY2024 $410K$427K−$17K$62K 990 PDF
FY2023 $368K$357K$11K$80K 990 PDF
FY2022 $320K$306K$14K$70K 990 PDF
FY2021 $198K$41K 990 PDF
FY2020 $188K$74K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $481,856 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $31,334$24,791
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $378,239$457,065
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $409,573$481,856
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $17,600$18,250
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $290,310$305,468
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $118,949$159,076
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $426,859$482,794
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,286−$938
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $481,856 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$24,791
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,791
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $457,065$457,065
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $457,065$481,856
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $482,794 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $18,250$18,250
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $116,246 · Management $12,916$129,162
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $151,940$151,940
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,834 · Management $315$3,149
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,242 · Management $975$21,217
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,510$5,510
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $410 · Management $1,032 · Fundraising $5,390$6,832
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,983$2,983
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,295 · Management $5,122 · Fundraising $55$9,472
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,551$1,551
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $90,091$90,091
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,558$1,558
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,092$4,092
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,820$7,820
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,821$28,821
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $346$346
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $447,387 · Management $29,962 · Fundraising $5,445$482,794
Part X · Balance sheet $224,397 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,182$155,275
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $681$13,479
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,463$55,643
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $81,326$224,397
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,521$16,597
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $13,158$13,158
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,679$153,505
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $61,647$70,892
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $61,647$70,892
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $81,326$224,397
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $70,892 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$481,856
XI-2 Total expenses$482,794
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$938
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$61,647
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$10,183
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$70,892

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